Leading North West Homebuilders Barratt and David Wilson Homes North West has donated £1000 towards family support charity – Home-Start, in Merseyside to help train new volunteers.

The donation was made through the company’s ‘Our Space Your Place’ community initiative. The scheme aims to support community projects and local charities throughout the region. The money donated will be used to provide training to 10 new volunteers who will learn ways to support vulnerable parents and children in Southport.

Home-Start is a family support organisation which visits parents with young children offering friendship, emotional support and practical help for those who may be struggling to cope.

Many families deal with issues which can have an effect on their ability to manage day to day life. Volunteers from Home-Start will visit a family once a week for two or three hours to provide friendly and caring help. Volunteers offer reassurance and encouragement and help build parents’ strengths until the family feel more confident to tackle issues alone. Parents are then able to stand on their own feet and start to enjoy family life.

Steve Jackson, Sales Director at Barratt and David Wilson North West said, “We are very happy to be able to make this donation to Home-Start. The work they do to help the local community is fantastic and we are delighted to help in any way that we can. It is important for us to invest in the areas we build in and we hope families across Merseyside will benefit from our donation.”

Annie Ives, Manager at Home-Start said, “The donation from Barratt and David Wilson Homes will help us train more volunteers to visit local families. Our kind and caring volunteers visit a family once a week to offer their friendship, a listening ear and practical help. Their visits are a real boost to stressed parents who look forward to their visits and the children are always very excited to see the volunteer at the door, bringing toys and games to enjoy. We would like to thank Barratt and David Wilson Homes for their generous financial support.”

Since launching ‘Our Space Your Place’, Barratt and David Wilson Homes has worked on a number of projects with schools and charities, including Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Charity, Tarporley CE Primary School, Elworth Hall Primary and The Wingate Special Children’s Trust.